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Iran’s ship seizure in Strait of Hormuz not retaliation: Zarif
Iran took measures against a ship in the Strait of Hormuz to implement international law, not in retaliation to actions by Britain, Iran’s ... Middle East -
Britain’s May to chair emergency session on seized tanker
British Prime Minister Theresa May will chair an emergency security session on Monday to discuss how to respond to Iran’s seizure of a ... World News -
Junior defense minister: UK committed to military presence in Middle East
Junior UK defense minister Tobias Ellwood said on Sunday that Britain is sending “assets” to the region, and is committed to providing a ... World News -
Iranian MPs thank IRGC for seizing British-flagged tanker, call for Gulf tolls
A group of Iranian MPs thanked the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for seizing a British-flagged oil tanker on Saturday, the ... Middle East -
UK warns British ships to avoid Strait of Hormuz
London Saturday advised British ships to avoid the Strait of Hormuz for "an interim period" following Iran's seizure of a British-flagged ... World News -
UK foreign office summons Iranian charge d’affaires over tanker seizure
Britain summoned the Iranian Charge d’Affaires in London after Friday’s seizure of a British-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, the ... World News -
Britain says seizure of two vessels by Iran is unacceptable
Britain said Iran’s seizure of a British-flagged vessel and a Liberian-flagged vessel in the Strait of Hormuz was unacceptable and called for ... World News -
Iranian forces say they seized British-flagged oil tanker in Gulf
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Friday they had captured a British-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf after Britain seized an Iranian vessel ... Middle East -
Second tanker in Gulf turns sharply towards Iran, Refinitiv data shows
A second oil tanker, the British-operated, Liberian-flagged Mesdar, turned sharply north towards Iran’s coast on Friday afternoon after passing ... Middle East -
Trump says US warship destroyed Iranian drone in Strait of Hormuz
President Donald Trump says a US warship destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions between the two countries. Trump ... Middle East -
UK says rightly concerned about protecting goods in Strait of Hormuz
Britain is rightly concerned about protecting its goods in the Strait of Hormuz, Defense Minister Penny Mordaunt said on Thursday following tensions ... World News -
Panama-flagged oil tanker stops transmitting signal in the Strait of Hormuz
A Panamanian-flagged oil tanker stopped transmitting its signal more than two days ago after straying into Iranian waters while it was traveling ... Gulf -
US Navy says working with partners to defend freedom of navigation
The US Navy’s Fifth Fleet said on Thursday it is working closely with the British Royal Navy as well as regional and global partners to preserve ... Middle East -
UK recommends British-flagged ships adopt heightened security state: Sky News
Britain has recommended all British-flagged ships go to a heightened state of security in the Strait of Hormuz, Sky News reported on Thursday, citing ... World News -
Iraq PM: Any disruption to oil exports through Hormuz will be ‘major obstacle’
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Tuesday any disruption to oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz will be a “major obstacle&rdquo ... Energy -
Saudi Airlines shift flights away from Gulf of Oman, Strait of Hormuz
Saudi Arabian Airlines has altered the path of its international flights away from the Gulf of Oman and the Strait of Hormuz, Al Arabiya’s ... Gulf -
Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways suspends flights through Iranian airspace
Etihad Airways has suspended operations through Iranian airspace over the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman, a spokeswoman said on Saturday. ... Gulf -
International airlines reroute flights after Iran downs US drone
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an emergency order on Thursday prohibiting US air carriers from flying in Iran-controlled airspace ... Features -
Pentagon releases flight path image, grid plot for drone shot down by Iran
The Pentagon on Thursday released an image it said showed the flight path for the drone that was shot down by Iran, but did not immediately provide a ... Middle East -
US drone shot down by Iranian missile in international airspace
A US military drone has been shot down in international airspace over the Strait of Hormuz by an Iranian surface-to-air missile, a US official said on ... Middle East -
Rouhani: Pulling out of some nuclear deal commitments is ‘minimum’ measure
Iranian President Rouhani said on Weednesday that pulling out of some commitments under the nuclear deal is a “minimum” measure. In a ... Middle East -
Iran says if it decides to block Strait of Hormuz, it will do it ‘publicly’
Iran’s military denied on Monday being behind attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman last week, and said if it decided to block the Strait ... Middle East -
Pompeo vows US will guarantee passage through Strait of Hormuz
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed Iran on Sunday for last week’s attacks on oil tankers and vowed that the United States will guarantee ... World News -
Oil slips as demand concerns outweigh Mideast geopolitics
Oil prices fell on Friday on fears trade disputes will dent global oil demand, although the attacks this week on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman ... Energy -
EU investigating attack on tankers in Gulf of Oman
The European Union is investigating the attacks on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday and is assessing the situation, a spokeswoman for the ... Middle East -
Oil tanker attacks in Gulf of Oman fuel security, oil supply fears
Two oil tankers were attacked in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday, leaving one ablaze and both adrift, shipping firms said, driving oil prices as much as ... Energy -
How will Iran respond to US warnings against provocation?
The attacks on four UAE and Saudi ships near Fujairah port on May 12 are considered by defense analysists monitoring the escalation of US-Iranian ... Features -
US commander says he could send carrier into Strait of Hormuz
The commander overseeing US naval forces in the Middle East told Reuters on Thursday that American intelligence showing a threat from Iran will not ... World News -
US warns merchant ships of possible Iranian attacks in Middle East
US commercial ships including oil tankers sailing through key Middle East waterways could be targeted by Iran in one of the threats to US interests ... Middle East -
Kuwait looks at Iran’s threats to block Strait of Hormuz “with concern”
Kuwait is looking at Iranian threats to block the Strait of Hormuz with concern, the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) on Sunday quoted Deputy Foreign ... Gulf